The City Manager shall present to Council, from time to time, a report which shall list the location and ownership of property that the City Manager has reason to believe are blighted property as defined in this chapter. The report shall state briefly the factors that, in the City Manager's opinion, would warrant the determination that the property listed in the report are blighted. The property listed in the report shall be only the blighted property that, in the opinion of the City Manager, are such that, in order to eliminate the existing blight and to prevent future blight, acquisition thereof shall be necessary for one or more of the following reasons:
(a) The owner of the property cannot or will not:
(1) Eliminate the blighted condition; and/or
(2) Prevent recurrence of blight; or
(b) The owner has not responded to a lawful order by the City to take action to eliminate its recurrence within thirty (30) days after due notice of the request or order has been given by:
(1) Posting such order or notice on the property; or
(2) Personal delivery; or
(3) Mailing such order or notice to the last known address of the owner; or
(4) Publishing once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation a notice of the issuance of the order relating to the property and directing the owner to contact the Chief Building Official, or a representative appointed by the City Manager in regard to such order; and
(c) Direct action to eliminate the blight, including but not limited to clearing the property of the debris, demolition of blighted structures, or barricading such structure has proved to be unsuccessful:
(1) To eliminate the blight; or
(2) To prevent its recurrence; or
(d) In the opinion of the City Manager, based upon conditions existing on the property and in the neighborhood, rehabilitation would be likely to prove inadequate to eliminate blight or prevent its recurrence.
(Ord. 2021-60. Passed 6-8-21.)